Baseball's Offensive Greats of the Deadball Era : Best Producers Rated by Position, 1901-1919

ty Cobb, Nap Lajoie, And Honus Wagner Were Among The Greatest Hitters Who Ever Played Major League Baseball, But How Do They Stack Up Against Players Of Other Eras And Each Other? This Book Employs A Statistical Analysis Of "production Per At-bat" To Compare 120 Top Batters By Position Over A 19-year Period When Contact, Speed And Hit-and-run Strategy Were More Valuable Than Power And Home Runs. Included Are An Analysis Of Each Player's Strengths And Weaknesses, Rankings Of The Most Talented And The Most Valuable Producers, And The Selection Of An All-star Team For The Era. Foreword By The Society For American Baseball Research Librarian, Leonard Levin. Introduction The world beyond the ballpark, 1901-1919 The world within the ballpark, 1901-1919 First basemen-analysis, 1901-1919 First basemen-summary in domination point (DP) sequence Catchers-analysis, 1901-1919 Catchers-summary in domination point (DP) sequence Infielders-analysis, 1901-1919 Infielders-summary in domination point (DP) sequence Outfielders-analysis, 1901-1919 Outfielders-summary in domination point (DP) sequence Summary, 1901-1919. "Statistical analysis of "production per at-bat" comparing 120 top batters by position when contact, speed and hit-and-run strategy were more valuable than power and home runs. Included: analysis of each player's strengths and weaknesses, rankings of the most talented and the most valuable producers, and the selection of an All-Star team for the era"--Provided by publisher.